I usually like The Mighty, but christ:
https://themighty.com/2018/09/airline-denies-exit-row-seat-down-syndrome/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=in-story-related-linkShort version is the family insists a teen with Down syndrome is completely capable of handling exit row duties in the case of an emergency. Staff responds that the pilot "isn't comfortable" with it. Kid, according to his sister, offers to change seats with his uncle a few rows back. She assumes he's ashamed of being singled out, but apparently never actually asked him why he moved. Cue outrage.
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If a passenger with a disability is truly unable to assist in the event of an emergency, then a decision must be reasonably made by those who know that passenger best and are aware of his or her level of functioning, not arbitrarily by a flight attendant or captain.
Really? You think your mentally defective teenage brother, you, and your mother are the best judges of what it takes to get passengers safely off of a plane in a life-and-death emergency? You think you're the best judges of how to handle the crisis of a plane going down, or burning, or some other insane situation where people are panicking and rushing for exits? You think you're a better judge of that than, say, the plane's crew who are trained for these situations?
Forgive me for apparently being an intolerant bitch, but I'd rather not leave my survival in the hands of a mentally challenged kid who may never have faced a crisis worse than being singled out in a crowd. And no, outraged moo and indignant sister, I'd rather not take your word for it. I'd rather rely on the crew's experience and training than your Downy kid, no matter how "high-functioning" you think he is. Get your bias out of the equation and give everyone on board a better chance to survive, 'kay? Thanks.